Namier

British  

/ ˈneɪmɪə /

noun

1. Sir Lewis Bernstein , original name Ludwik Bernsztajn vel Niemirowski . 1888–1960, British historian, born in Poland: noted esp for his studies of 18th-century British politics

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Yet Namier revolutionized the writing of history and became in the eyes of his British colleagues the greatest historian of the century.

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Says Namier: "Had this been written about France in June 1789, how much would it have been quoted as remarkable prophecy, and an explanation of what followed."

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Namier felt that most ideologies were shams, and was prepared to prove it.

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In his greatest work, Namier demolished the long-accepted interpretation of 18th century English politics.

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Namier, Professor Masaryk, Dr. Beneš, V. Nosek and others will be found in the weekly review of foreign politics, the New Europe, published by Messrs. Constable & Co.,

From Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty by Vladimír Nosek

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